E3 - The Necromancer

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[00:00] Reporter
    Oh! You can definitely see what
    look like skeletons through the window!
[00:05] Reporter
    The smoke makes it hard to see,
    but there seem to be giant bones, as well.
[00:11] Reporter
    I'm glad that the children
    were saved in the end,
[00:13] Reporter
    but this program will tackle unlicensed
    childcare centers as a social issue.
[00:14] Misaki
    Oh, wow! All this happened yesterday?!
[00:17] Misaki
    I guess ghosts are real!
[00:21] Takumi
    Looks like it.
[00:26] Takumi
    And they were a lot closer than I thought.
[02:07] Takumi
    Hey, Misaki.
[02:09] Takumi
    Doesn't it bother you, hanging out
    with the guy who killed you?
[02:14] Misaki
    Nope! I've never been killed before!
[02:17] Misaki
    It was super thrilling, so I don't mind!
[02:21] Takumi
    Oh, right. You've always had a screw loose.
[02:26] Takumi
    Anyway, I never knew Clarissa
    owned this building.
[02:30] Polka
    Um...
[02:33] Polka
    I'm sure this is inconvenient for you,
    but I really appreciate your help.
[02:39] Polka
    To be frank, I know almost
    nothing about this world.
[02:42] Takumi
    Oh, well. That aside...
[02:46] Takumi
    Are you seriously going to live here?
SIGN    The Torture Building
SIGN    The Torture Building
[02:50] Takumi
    That body you, uh, reincarnated
    into has a family, right?
[02:55] Takumi
    What about them?
[02:57] Polka
    Since it's currently "summer
    vacation," I told this body's—
[03:00] Polka
    I told Polka Shinoyama's family that
     he's on a journey of self-discovery.
SIGN    I'm on a journey of self-discovery
[03:07] Polka
    Clarissa suggested I periodically
    send them these postcards.
[03:11] Takumi
    That's a trick for covering
    up someone's time of death.
[03:14] Polka
    But I don't know what I'll do after that.
     I only know his family's names.
[03:20] Takumi
    Can't you pull the memories
    out of his brain or something?
[03:24] Polka
    Language was easy to retrieve because
    it was deeply ingrained via repetition,
[03:29] Polka
    but the older the memory is,
    the harder it is to recover.
[03:32] Polka
    Or, you could say...
[03:35] Polka
    ...his last memory left
    too strong an impression.
[03:38] Takumi
    Anyway, another world, huh?
[03:41] Takumi
    After seeing those monster skeletons,
    I've gotta believe it. But still...
[03:44] Polka
    I'm still not certain this is another world.
    There are similarities.
SIGN    Let's compare!!
    How big are whales?
SIGN    m 0 0 l 200 0 200 100 0 100
SIGN    Measuring and comparing whale sizes
SIGN     Large and small whales
SIGN    Whales, Mammals of the Sea
[03:50] Polka
    For example, your "whales" are written of
    in my world as legendary beasts.
[03:57] Polka
    But what matters most to me is that the
    Geldwood religion doesn't exist here.
[04:03] Takumi
    The Geld... What now?
[04:06] Polka
    They considered me an abomination
    and tried to destroy me.
[04:10] Polka
    I was a colossal skeleton
    monster over there, you see.
[04:13] Takumi
    Oh, you mean that thing.
[04:16] Takumi
    What did they call you over there?
[04:18] Polka
    Well, in you tongue,
     I was called the... Cadaver Spirit?
[04:23] Polka
    No, the Corpse God.
[04:28] Misaki
    The Corpse God...
[04:30] Misaki
    That's so cool!
[04:31] Takumi
    Y-You think so?
[04:34] Polka
    Peace may finally be within my grasp.
[04:37] Polka
    All I need to do now is talk down
    whoever paid to have this body killed.
[04:43] Takumi
    I don't know who the client was,
     and neither does Misaki.
[04:47] Takumi
    Didn't you ask Clarissa?
[04:49] Polka
    I did.
[04:50] Polka
    She said she had to keep the secret,
    but let me use this floor in exchange.
[04:55] Polka
    Forcing her to speak is a last resort.
    I'll investigate on my own first.
[05:00] Polka
    And Clarissa-san agreed not to accept
    any more contracts on my life.
[05:04] Takumi
    And you just believed her?
[05:07] Takumi
    Clarissa's not the only intermediary
     for assassins, you know?
[05:11] Takumi
    Well, it's not like many people
    could kill a freak like you.
[05:16] Takumi
    Except Lemmings, maybe.
[05:19] Polka
    Lemmings?
[05:20] Takumi
    Oh, nothing. Forget about it.
[05:23] Takumi
    Anyway—
[05:24] Misaki
    Hey! This thing's so cool!
[05:26] Misaki
    How does it work?! Coin batteries?!
[05:30] Takumi
    Are you sure you don't mind having
    Misaki around? She did kill you.
[05:34] Polka
    I mean, I wasn't the one who died.
[05:41] Takumi
    Was bringing this nutjob back
    to life really a good idea?
[05:44] Polka
    Well, this body's owner, Polka-kun,
     told me to forgive her.
[05:50] Polka
    So it should be fine.
[05:51] Takumi
    Huh?
[05:53] Takumi
    You've talked with Polka's ghost?
[05:55] Polka
    More than that. He's right there.
[05:59] Takumi
    Hm?
SIGN    0,000 yen
[06:00] Takumi**
    That's the drone I lost control of yesterday!
[06:03] Polka
    His soul was still in this body,
    so I imbued it into a nearby vessel.
[06:08] Polka
    Do you mind if I borrow this until
     I find a substitute for him to possess?
[06:13] Takumi
    I don't, but forget that.
[06:16] Takumi
    You mean you just swap people's
    souls around, like doll clothes?
[06:19] Polka
    I won't deny it. Human lives
    are like toys or dolls to me.
[06:25] Takumi
    I knew this guy was bad news.
[06:28] Takumi
    Our lives really are just playthings to him.
[06:32] Takumi
    I've gotta keep my guard up.
[06:35] Polka
    Now, for the sake of my peaceful life,
     it's time to earn some money.
[06:41] Polka
    Does this world have any jobs I'd be good at?
[06:44] Misaki
    How about murder? Or mugging?
[06:46] Polka
    Assassination isn't my strong suit.
[06:49] Misaki
    You're good enough to kill me,
    so it should be a cinch.
[06:52] Polka
    Fair point.
[06:53] Takumi
    Don't encourage her!
[06:56] Takumi
    Hang on, we've got a visitor.
    Probably for Misaki.
[06:59] Misaki
    Huh? For me?
[07:02] Client
    You're Assassin Zaki, right?
[07:05] Client
    Unless I do something,
    another gang's hitmen are gonna off me.
[07:09] Client
    Can you help me?
[07:11] Misaki
    I dunno. I'm in the middle of another job...
[07:15] Client
    Please! Without you, I'll—
[07:17] Polka
    All right.
[07:18] Client; Misaki
    Huh?!
[07:20] Polka
    I accept your request.
[07:22] Client
    Hey, punk! Were you listening in on—
[07:25] Misaki
    Okay! If Polka-kun's on board,
     I'll take the job.
[07:29] Client
    Huh?!
[07:31] Takumi
    What the hell is he thinking?
[07:40] Client
    According to my info broker,
[07:42] Client
    they oughta be asleep in there.
[07:44] Misaki
    Those are some awfully careless hitmen.
[07:48] Client
    They worked with Jinba, a guy you offed.
[07:51] Client
    They're not so much assassins as psychos
    who murder their targets' whole families.
[08:00] Misaki
    That old guy's buddies, huh?
[08:07] Misaki
    An ambush?!
[08:18] Misaki
    Take that!
[08:30] Misaki
    Aww! For hitmen, these guys are real wimps!
[08:35] Misaki
    Huh?
[08:39] Client
    Well, that's 'cause we're not hitmen.
[08:42] Client
    But we'll still lose face if
    we don't get even for our boss.
[08:46] Client
    Hey, finish her off!
[08:50] Polka
    Yes, I see. I understand.
[08:53] Client
    The hell are you doing here?!
[08:55] Polka
    I accept your request, as well.
[08:58] Client
    Huh? You what?
[09:00] Client
    Screw it! You can die with Zaki!
[09:04] Polka
    Oh, I forgot to mention.
[09:07] Polka
    Misaki-chan is a zombie now,
[09:10] Polka
    so she won't die from a few holes in her.
[09:12] Misaki
    Ooh!
[09:13] Polka
    I'd say she's quite a
    bit tougher than before.
[09:23] Client
    Wh-What the hell are you?!
[09:28] Takumi
    Can you hear me, Polka?
[09:30] Polka
    Um...
[09:32] Polka
    "Speaking." Is that the right
    greeting in this situation?
[09:35] Takumi
    Did you know this was a trap?
[09:38] Polka
    No.
[09:40] Polka
    I merely accepted a request...
[09:47] Polka
    ...from the children whose ghosts haunt him.
[09:57] Misaki
    Oh, man! Oh, man!
[10:00] Misaki
    This is a blast!
[10:03] Client
    Wh-What the hell...?
[10:05] Client
    Let go! You stupid brats!
[10:13] Polka
    I won't let them kill any more people.
    Not your mommies or daddies either.
[10:20] Child ghosts
    Mommy... Daddy...
[10:26] Polka
    I'm sorry.
[10:28] Polka
    This isn't a rescue.
     I'm doing it partly out of spite.
[10:33] Polka
    So I won't demand payment for it.
[10:39] Misaki
    Wow! The bullet holes are better already!
[10:44] Misaki
    I guess I really am a monster now!
[10:48] Misaki
    But my instincts might not be quite as sharp.
[10:51] Misaki
    I mean, I've never gotten
    shot in the back before!
[10:54] Polka
    Do all girls in this world
    undress so casually?
[10:58] Takumi
    Hey, Polka.
[11:00] Takumi
    Why'd you listen to those dead kids?
[11:04] Takumi
    I thought lives were toys to you.
[11:07] Polka
    Yeah, every human life is
    ultimately someone's toy.
[11:13] Polka
    But I like toys.
    They can make children smile.
[11:23] Polka
    So of course I take good care of them.
[11:27] Polka
    No way in hell will I abandon
    them to the vicissitudes of fate.
[11:33] Takumi
    Oh, so that's it.
[11:35] Takumi
    The biggest difference in our values
    is how we see toys, not lives.
[11:41] Takumi
    No wonder we were talking past each other.
[11:44] Takumi
    Polka may be a dangerous guy...
[11:48] (Flashback) Takumi (ep 1; 15:13)
    Well, you'd better stay dead this time.
[11:52] (Flashback) Takumi (ep 1; 15:16)
    Otherwise, us retrievers don't get paid.
[11:58] Takumi
    ...but me and Misaki are probably
    the real scumbags here.
[12:03] Polka
    Oh, sorry. I ought to watch my language.
[12:07] Takumi
    Being casual is fine.
[12:10] Takumi
    I mean, counting your past life,
    you've gotta be older than me.
[12:17] Takumi
    So you see, it was a real hassle.
[12:20] Clarissa
    Yes. Thank you, Takumi-kun.
[12:25] Clarissa
    What? Yes, I really did back out
    of the hit on Polka Shinoyama.
[12:30] Clarissa
    I couldn't stand those
    stuck-up people anyway.
[12:34] Clarissa
    The remnants you dealt with
    today shouldn't be an issue.
[12:38] Clarissa
    It appears they've made
    a few too many enemies.
[12:42] E
    Damn it! That freak is gonna pay for this!
[12:46] E
    Bring out the whole armory!
[12:51] F
    Wh-What happened here?
[12:53] E
    Don't tell me that freak did this, too...
[12:58] E
    H-Hey! This ain't the time for jokes!
[13:03] F
    L-Lemmings...
[13:07] E
    You've gotta be kidding! That's...
[13:10] E
    That's just a tall tale!
SIGN    Mummy
[13:14] Polka
    So, vampires are only legends in this world?
SIGN    Vampire
[13:18] Misaki
    Wait, they were real in yours?!
[13:21] Misaki
    Lucky! Vampires are so cool.
[13:24] Polka
    With enough mana, I might eventually
    be able to evolve you into one.
[13:29] Misaki
    For real?!
[13:30] Takumi
    What, like changing classes?
    This is straight out of a video game.
[13:34] Takumi
    No idea how long this monster and
    zombie will keep playing house.
[13:40] Takumi
    Well, I can play along for
    a little while longer.
[13:43] Takumi
    I was getting bored of my life, anyway.
[13:56] Izuna
    Are you sure about this, Clarissa?
[13:59] Clarissa
    About what? Polka-kun?
[14:01] Koruto
    So you're close enough to
    casually call him -kun?
[14:06] Clarissa
    He's got a soft spot for children.
[14:09] Clarissa
    A weakness like that makes
     him easy to control.
[14:12] Koruto
    Clarissa's got a spot for kids, too,
    if you ask me.
[14:17] Koruto
    Clarissa, phone call for you.
[14:23] Clarissa
    It's me.
[14:25] Clarissa
    How tedious. We went over all that yesterday.
[14:31] Clarissa
    "Polka Shinoyama is just a high schooler"?
[14:34] Clarissa
    Be serious. I believed
    you when you said that,
[14:37] Clarissa
    and now one of our stars is a corpse.
[14:40] Clarissa
    Consider our relationship
    on hold for a while.
[14:46] Izuna
    Wasn't Polka Shinoyama just
    a high schooler, though?
[14:50] Izuna
    At least until he died?
[14:52] Clarissa
    I wouldn't be so sure about that.
[14:57] Clarissa
    But we got rid of one unpleasant client,
     and that's what counts.
[15:03] Clarissa
    Now, shall we celebrate?
[15:07] Clarissa
    For the first time in ages,
    this town might just charm me.
[15:14] Clarissa
    Choose your dance partners
    with care, Polka-kun.
[15:21] Arase
    P-Please. Can't you see I'm begging you here?
[15:26] Arase
    I really can't pay.
[15:29] Arase
    I had no idea one beer cost 60,000 yen.
[15:35] Iwanome
    Hey, is it just me, or are more bars
    ripping people off than ever?
[15:40] Urai
    Yes, I hear there's one on the fourth
    floor of the building next door.
[15:44] Iwanome
    Huh. Well, a good drink in
    this place ain't cheap either.
[15:52] Iwanome
    Anyway, where's Clarissa-chan?!
[15:54] Urai
    She's on the late shift today.
    She'll start at midnight.
[15:58] Iwanome
    Seriously? That's not her regular time.
[16:00] Iwanome
    Urgent business?
[16:01] Iwanome
    Or has something been going on lately?
[16:06] Urai
    Oh, no. I don't think there's
    been anything unusual.
[16:09] Iwanome
    Yeah?
[16:11] Iwanome
    What about the Shakuzawa
    Building fire yesterday?
[16:13] Iwanome
    My coworkers were talking about people
    seeing skeletons in there. Skeletons!
[16:18] Iwanome
    But what's so scary about that?!
[16:21] Iwanome
    Once we're dead, we'll all be skeletons!
[16:23] Urai
    Don't forget corpse wax and mummies.
[16:26] Iwanome
    Zombies are more my speed.
[16:30] Iwanome
    Watch out, or I'll feast on your flesh!
[16:34] Satani
    Exterminate zombie. Crush head.
[16:39] Urai
    We have a "hands off" policy.
[16:45] Takumi
    Man. Zombies, huh?
[16:48] Takumi
    What'll happen to Misaki's body?
    It hasn't been long since she got shot.
[16:53] Polka
    Her body self-repairs and resists
     putrefaction, so she'll be fine.
[16:58] Polka
    But she might be a bit stronger
    and less sensitive than before.
[17:03] Polka
    She should eat raw meat if
    she gets seriously injured.
[17:06] Misaki
    Like one of those "carnivorous women"?
    Wow! That's so cool!
[17:11] Takumi
    I'm not so sure.
[17:12] Polka
    Also, your saliva should have
    a strong paralytic effect.
[17:16] Misaki
    Huh?
[17:18] Misaki
    Oh! I think my spit tastes
    sweeter than usual!
[17:22] Polka
    Anyone you bite will be
    paralyzed for a little whi—
SIGN    Slide
SIGN    Thud
[17:26] Takumi
    Polka?!
[17:28] Misaki
    It's true!
[17:29] Takumi
    What's wrong with you?!
[17:31] Misaki
    Want me to bite you, too, Kurupon?
[17:33] Misaki
    A nibble from a girl's basically a kiss,
     you know? Lucky you.
[17:37] Takumi
    Quiet, 3-D!
[17:38] Misaki
    Three-D?!
[17:40] Takumi
    Some women assume every man sees
    a kiss from them as a prize.
[17:44] Takumi
    To such self-obsessed women,
[17:46] Takumi
    my answer will forever be a staunch "no"!
[17:48] Takumi
    They're as bad as men who offer to make
    a stranger "their woman" as a reward!
[17:53] Misaki
    Kurupon!
[17:54] Takumi
    You're a monster created by modern society!
[17:57] Misaki
    A monster!
[17:58] Polka
    Monster...
[18:00] Polka
    That reminds me.
[18:01] Polka
    Does this world have any superhuman
    bogeymen like the Calamity Crusher?
[18:10] Cop B
    Do you think there really were gunshots?
[18:12] Cop A
    Beats me.
[18:14] Cop A
    But someone called it in, so we have to check.
[18:26] Cop B
    What was that sound?
[18:41] Cop B
    Huh?
[18:42] Cop B
    What happened here?!
[18:44] Arase
    Come on, say something already.
[18:49] Arase
    I'm bowing my head and apologizing, aren't I?
[18:53] Arase
    Well?!
[19:10] Iwanome
    Oh, damn it.
[19:12] Iwanome
    I was so close to getting
    to see Clarissa-chan.
[19:16] Iwanome
    This really blows.
[19:22] Takumi
    Oh, I was thinking. Your world uses
    the decimal system, too, right?
[19:25] Polka
    That's right.
[19:27] Takumi
    I'm guessing people there
    have ten fingers, then?
[19:30] Polka
    Ten fingers?
[19:32] Polka
    Well, most do. Although
    there's some variation.
[19:35] Misaki
    Ten fingers leading to the decimal
    system is just one theory, you know?
[19:40] Takumi
    I'm surprised you know that.
[19:42] Takumi
    Wait, could people from different
    worlds really look that alike?
[19:46] Takumi
    And would magic from another
    world work the same way here?
[19:50] Polka
    You have a point.
[19:58] Polka
    My world and this one may
    be connected somehow.
[20:03] Polka
    Too much wouldn't make sense otherwise.
[20:07] Takumi
    Paralysis finally wore off?
[20:09] Polka
    Yeah.
[20:10] Misaki
    I'll have to add biting to my bag of tricks!
[20:13] Takumi
    Wouldn't punching be faster?
[20:15] Misaki
    I can use it to immobilize people!
[20:18] Misaki
    I used to nail gun them to the floor,
     but now I can save on nails!
[20:23] Takumi
    Yeah, that'll be better for the environment.
[20:25] Polka
    Yes. The more ways you can
    incapacitate someone, the better.
[20:31] Takumi
    I'm guessing you've got
    a ton of tricks for that.
[20:34] Takumi
    You put those punks six feet under.
[20:37] Takumi
    Convenient that it hid the corpses, too.
[20:39] Polka
    What? They're still alive.
[20:42] Takumi
    Huh?
[20:44] Polka
    Though I doubt they're still sane,
    so they probably can't testify.
[20:48] Takumi
    "Probably" won't cut it!
[20:49] Polka
    Don't worry. I made sure they'll
    never be able to kill anyone again.
[20:59] Arase
    You reek of booze, Iwa-san.
[21:02] Iwanome
    Better than the blood I smell on you.
     How'd that happen?
[21:06] Arase
    It was self-defense.
    Even though I apologized,
[21:09] Arase
    I thought they were going to kill me.
[21:11] Iwanome
    Kill you? Gimme a break.
[21:15] Arase
    So, what's this?
[21:19] Iwanome
    I see.
[21:21] Iwanome
    Well, now. So that's what this is about.
[21:24] Iwanome
    I've never seen a human square knot before.
[21:28] Arase
    No wonder the MIU called us in before
    starting their initial investigation.
[21:32] Iwanome
    You think this is one of ours too?
[21:36] Arase
    No other department knows what to
    do with borderline-occult stuff.
[21:40] Iwanome
    Then it really must be our job.
SIGN    <Lemmings>
[21:44] Iwanome
    Lemmings, the Grim Reaper,
    and the Fire-Breathing Bug.
SIGN    <Grim Reaper>
SIGN    <Fire-Breathing Bug>
[21:49] Iwanome
    This might be our first
    troublemaker since them.
[21:53] Iwanome
    I can hardly wait.
SIGN    Shinjuku Precinct Community Safety Division
    
    Head of Materials Compiling Group #3
SIGN    Tsubaki Iwanome
SIGN    m 0 0 l 275 0 275 115 0 115
SIGN    A member of the same group
SIGN    Kouzaburou Arase
SIGN    m 0 0 l 275 0 275 115 0 115
[22:00] Iwanome
    A cop's work is never done.